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Music news, headlines, and gossip from ABC News Radioen-us(c) ABC News RadioMuse planning neon-drenched show filled with "weird, live art" for "Simulation Theory" tourhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/411740e9a74647d3764d272c29ca9c45
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/411740e9a74647d3764d272c29ca9c45Credit: Danny ClinchMuse will kick off a U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album Simulation Theory Friday in Houston. The British rockers have shared a few previews of the tour -- featuring frontman Matt Bellamy in a robot suit and a giant, mechanical alien creature -- and now drummer Dominic Howard tells ABC Radio that the shows will reflect the Simulation Theory's '80s-esque sound and visuals.

"I think the look of the show is gonna be as colorful as all the videos and the album cover," Howard says. "So it's gonna be a much more neon feeling to the palette."

While previous Muse tours have been dominated by large video screens and airborne objects -- the run in support of 2015's Drones, for example, featured actual drones flying around the venue -- Howard says the band will be taking a different approach this time around.

"We're working on bringing in a cast of other people into the stage to [not only] play instruments with us, but also perform weird, live art [during] the show," Howard explains. "So it [will] be more about...looking at the stage and what's going on rather than, like, everything else flying around the venue, like drones and stuff."

In doing so, Howard hopes to bring the energy of a small room into arenas.

"I like the feeling of it being stripped down and just about the music and not about a massive screen," Howard says. "Which is what we're gonna try and attempt to do [on this tour]."

"It's still gonna be a massive, big arena show," he continues. "But [it will] just have a bit more focus on what's actually going on onstage, rather than just watching a movie, you know?"

]]>Credit: Danny ClinchMuse will kick off a U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album Simulation Theory Friday in Houston. The British rockers have shared a few previews of the tour -- featuring frontman Matt Bellamy in a robot suit and a giant, mechanical alien creature -- and now drummer Dominic Howard tells ABC Radio that the shows will reflect the Simulation Theory's '80s-esque sound and visuals.

"I think the look of the show is gonna be as colorful as all the videos and the album cover," Howard says. "So it's gonna be a much more neon feeling to the palette."

While previous Muse tours have been dominated by large video screens and airborne objects -- the run in support of 2015's Drones, for example, featured actual drones flying around the venue -- Howard says the band will be taking a different approach this time around.

"We're working on bringing in a cast of other people into the stage to [not only] play instruments with us, but also perform weird, live art [during] the show," Howard explains. "So it [will] be more about...looking at the stage and what's going on rather than, like, everything else flying around the venue, like drones and stuff."

In doing so, Howard hopes to bring the energy of a small room into arenas.

"I like the feeling of it being stripped down and just about the music and not about a massive screen," Howard says. "Which is what we're gonna try and attempt to do [on this tour]."

"It's still gonna be a massive, big arena show," he continues. "But [it will] just have a bit more focus on what's actually going on onstage, rather than just watching a movie, you know?"

]]>First single from The 1975's next album due out in Mayhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/41d130e6a94166cf0658c7ada3ea2f80
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/41d130e6a94166cf0658c7ada3ea2f80Credit: Magdalena WosinskaFollowing 2018's A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, The 1975 plans to release another album called Notes on a Conditional Form sometime this year, and we now know when we'll get to hear the first single.

Speaking to Apple Music's Beats 1, frontman Matty Healy reveals that the lead Notes track will arrive on May 31. As for what the track will be, he adds that he and the rest of the band are currently trying to choose between three songs.

When the song does arrive, The 1975 will be in the middle of their U.S. tour in support of A Brief Inquiry, which begins April 12 at Coachella.

A Brief Inquiry, meanwhile, just won British Album of the Year at Wednesday's Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.

]]>Credit: Magdalena WosinskaFollowing 2018's A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, The 1975 plans to release another album called Notes on a Conditional Form sometime this year, and we now know when we'll get to hear the first single.

Speaking to Apple Music's Beats 1, frontman Matty Healy reveals that the lead Notes track will arrive on May 31. As for what the track will be, he adds that he and the rest of the band are currently trying to choose between three songs.

When the song does arrive, The 1975 will be in the middle of their U.S. tour in support of A Brief Inquiry, which begins April 12 at Coachella.

A Brief Inquiry, meanwhile, just won British Album of the Year at Wednesday's Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.

]]>Greta Van Fleet frontman still battling respiratory infection; band postpones European tour dateshttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/e9146c9850bae47ea622c9c1d772807e
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:15:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/e9146c9850bae47ea622c9c1d772807eCredit: Travis ShinnEarlier this month, Greta Van Fleet postponed a pair of tour dates in Australia due to frontman Josh Kiszka's battle with an upper respiratory infection. Sadly, the battle is still ongoing, and the Michigan rockers have now postponed their entire upcoming European tour, which was set to kick off this Friday.

"Josh currently has a relentless upper respiratory infection that has not yet had the chance to heal," the band writes in a statement. "His doctor has required extended rest as the only path to full recovery."

As Kiszka recovers, the rest of Greta Van Fleet hopes to "recalibrate our balance, both physically and mentally."

"We are heartbroken in sharing this setback with you and hope you can understand this painful decision," the statement reads. "It will be extremely satisfying to reconcile this calamity by making the most of our time together in a healthier state."

The band promises that they will make up all the postponed shows, some of which have already been rescheduled for November. Tickets bought for the original dates will be honored at the rescheduled shows, but if you can't attend, refunds are available at point of purchase.

Kiszka and Greta Van Fleet have been touring the world behind their debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army. The trek is expected to return to the U.S. in May.

]]>Credit: Travis ShinnEarlier this month, Greta Van Fleet postponed a pair of tour dates in Australia due to frontman Josh Kiszka's battle with an upper respiratory infection. Sadly, the battle is still ongoing, and the Michigan rockers have now postponed their entire upcoming European tour, which was set to kick off this Friday.

"Josh currently has a relentless upper respiratory infection that has not yet had the chance to heal," the band writes in a statement. "His doctor has required extended rest as the only path to full recovery."

As Kiszka recovers, the rest of Greta Van Fleet hopes to "recalibrate our balance, both physically and mentally."

"We are heartbroken in sharing this setback with you and hope you can understand this painful decision," the statement reads. "It will be extremely satisfying to reconcile this calamity by making the most of our time together in a healthier state."

The band promises that they will make up all the postponed shows, some of which have already been rescheduled for November. Tickets bought for the original dates will be honored at the rescheduled shows, but if you can't attend, refunds are available at point of purchase.

Kiszka and Greta Van Fleet have been touring the world behind their debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army. The trek is expected to return to the U.S. in May.

]]>Watch the video for Yungblud's song with Halsey and Travis Barker, "11 Minutes"http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/d308a09628ae3646a51c7069e45ff5e8
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:50:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/d308a09628ae3646a51c7069e45ff5e8Locomotion / Geffen RecordsThe video for Yungblud's song "11 Minutes," which he recorded with Halsey and Blink-182's Travis Barker, is streaming now on YouTube.

The cinematic visual follows the English rocker as he goes through five stages of grief -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance -- after his partner, played by Halsey, dies in a car crash. In between, you see quick shots of Barker playing the drums.

Halsey and Yungblud are rumored to be romantically involved in real life.

"We don't realize how much we need something until it's taken away from us," says Yungblud of the video. "We are so distracted and focused on what’s next, we can fail to see what is actually in front of us."

"11 Minutes" follows Yungblud's single "Loner," which was released in January.

]]>Locomotion / Geffen RecordsThe video for Yungblud's song "11 Minutes," which he recorded with Halsey and Blink-182's Travis Barker, is streaming now on YouTube.

The cinematic visual follows the English rocker as he goes through five stages of grief -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance -- after his partner, played by Halsey, dies in a car crash. In between, you see quick shots of Barker playing the drums.

Halsey and Yungblud are rumored to be romantically involved in real life.

"We don't realize how much we need something until it's taken away from us," says Yungblud of the video. "We are so distracted and focused on what’s next, we can fail to see what is actually in front of us."

"11 Minutes" follows Yungblud's single "Loner," which was released in January.

]]>This is Gerard Way's favorite line from "The Umbrella Academy"http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/b023c2b8b71d7350ca7648d08951db01
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/b023c2b8b71d7350ca7648d08951db01Courtesy of NetflixAmong the many people enjoying Netflix's new superhero series The Umbrella Academy is Gerard Way himself, who created and wrote the comic book series on which the show is based.

The series centers on a collection of extraordinary young people, who were brought together as adoptive siblings by an eccentric billionaire, and who discover after his death that they only have a week to stop the end of the world.

In an Instagram post, the former My Chemical Romance frontman reveals his favorite line in the small-screen adaptation: it's in the first episode, when the brilliant, time-traveling Number Five, played by 15-year-old Aidan Gallagher, sarcastically says, "What part of 'the future' do you not understand?"

"I laugh every time I hear @aidanrgallagher say it," Way writes.

Gallagher is also a big admirer of Way's -- back in 2017, when shooting on The Umbrella Academy had just begun, he shared a cover of the MCR Black Parade song "Cancer."

The Umbrella Academy, also starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper and Mary J. Blige, is streaming now on Netflix.

]]>Courtesy of NetflixAmong the many people enjoying Netflix's new superhero series The Umbrella Academy is Gerard Way himself, who created and wrote the comic book series on which the show is based.

The series centers on a collection of extraordinary young people, who were brought together as adoptive siblings by an eccentric billionaire, and who discover after his death that they only have a week to stop the end of the world.

In an Instagram post, the former My Chemical Romance frontman reveals his favorite line in the small-screen adaptation: it's in the first episode, when the brilliant, time-traveling Number Five, played by 15-year-old Aidan Gallagher, sarcastically says, "What part of 'the future' do you not understand?"

"I laugh every time I hear @aidanrgallagher say it," Way writes.

Gallagher is also a big admirer of Way's -- back in 2017, when shooting on The Umbrella Academy had just begun, he shared a cover of the MCR Black Parade song "Cancer."

The Umbrella Academy, also starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper and Mary J. Blige, is streaming now on Netflix.

Terry McGinnis/WireImageKurt Cobain would've turned 52 on Wednesday, and his daughter Frances Bean Cobain shared a birthday message for her late father.

"Happy birthday to my da," Frances wrote in her Instagram Story, alongside a photo of herself as a baby next to a smiling Kurt.

She continued. "I hope you are at peace. I hope your spirit can feel how healing your art has been to the world...even if you couldn't heal your self, I think that's OK because your life has given more that it ever took. What a special person you must've been."

"Rest easy," she concluded. "I'll see ya when I see ya (hopefully not too soon)."

The official NirvanaTwitter page also recognized the occasion, posting a photo of Kurt of laughing on the floor while listening to records.

Terry McGinnis/WireImageKurt Cobain would've turned 52 on Wednesday, and his daughter Frances Bean Cobain shared a birthday message for her late father.

"Happy birthday to my da," Frances wrote in her Instagram Story, alongside a photo of herself as a baby next to a smiling Kurt.

She continued. "I hope you are at peace. I hope your spirit can feel how healing your art has been to the world...even if you couldn't heal your self, I think that's OK because your life has given more that it ever took. What a special person you must've been."

"Rest easy," she concluded. "I'll see ya when I see ya (hopefully not too soon)."

The official NirvanaTwitter page also recognized the occasion, posting a photo of Kurt of laughing on the floor while listening to records.

]]>Listen to two new Weezer songs, "High as a Kite" and "Living in L.A."http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/df078c9114f4d1ed759c2450db5d0deb
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:10:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/df078c9114f4d1ed759c2450db5d0debABC/Randy HolmesOn Wednesday, Weezerannounced that a new song called "High as a Kite" would be released today. Not only did they keep that promise, but they've also debuted another new track: "Living in L.A."

Both songs will appear on Weezer's upcoming Black Album, and are available now for digital download. "High as a Kite" is also accompanied by a video, which stars frontman Rivers Cuomo as the host of a demented version of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. You can watch that now on YouTube.

The Black Album is due out March 1. It follows Weezer's Teal Album covers collection, which was surprise-released in January. The band's most recent album of original songs is 2017's Pacific Daydream.

Weezer will launch a U.S. tour in support of the Black Album alongside Pixies March 8 in Louisville, Kentucky.

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesOn Wednesday, Weezerannounced that a new song called "High as a Kite" would be released today. Not only did they keep that promise, but they've also debuted another new track: "Living in L.A."

Both songs will appear on Weezer's upcoming Black Album, and are available now for digital download. "High as a Kite" is also accompanied by a video, which stars frontman Rivers Cuomo as the host of a demented version of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. You can watch that now on YouTube.

The Black Album is due out March 1. It follows Weezer's Teal Album covers collection, which was surprise-released in January. The band's most recent album of original songs is 2017's Pacific Daydream.

Weezer will launch a U.S. tour in support of the Black Album alongside Pixies March 8 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The exhibition, titled "An Encounter with Lux Prima," will be open April 18-21 at L.A.'s Marciano Art Foundation. A press release describes it an "immersive, communal listening experience" accompanied by "groundbreaking audiovisual technologies."

"Karen and I had been plotting on working together for a long time," says Danger Mouse. "With no discussions on what the music would eventually sound like, we jumped in. We were each other's audience alone, really, but soon we started to see this world instead of just hearing it. So let's see if others can hear and see it together too."

"The music was calling out for an extraordinary presentation, one that brings people together in a heightened state of listening," adds O. "It's gonna be a trip!"

The exhibition, titled "An Encounter with Lux Prima," will be open April 18-21 at L.A.'s Marciano Art Foundation. A press release describes it an "immersive, communal listening experience" accompanied by "groundbreaking audiovisual technologies."

"Karen and I had been plotting on working together for a long time," says Danger Mouse. "With no discussions on what the music would eventually sound like, we jumped in. We were each other's audience alone, really, but soon we started to see this world instead of just hearing it. So let's see if others can hear and see it together too."

"The music was calling out for an extraordinary presentation, one that brings people together in a heightened state of listening," adds O. "It's gonna be a trip!"

]]>Blink-182/All Time Low project Simple Creatures debuts new song, "Strange Love"http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/d8a73638f42daddc84e59f61e66717d6
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/d8a73638f42daddc84e59f61e66717d6ABC/Paula LoboBlink-182's Mark Hoppus and All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth have released a new song from their new Simple Creatures project. The track is called "Strange Love," and is available now for digital outlets.

You can also watch the song's accompanying psychedelic video, streaming now on YouTube.

"Strange Love" will be included on the debut Simple Creatures EP, also titled Strange Love. The six-track collection, which also features the previously released single "Drug," is due out March 29.

]]>ABC/Paula LoboBlink-182's Mark Hoppus and All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth have released a new song from their new Simple Creatures project. The track is called "Strange Love," and is available now for digital outlets.

You can also watch the song's accompanying psychedelic video, streaming now on YouTube.

"Strange Love" will be included on the debut Simple Creatures EP, also titled Strange Love. The six-track collection, which also features the previously released single "Drug," is due out March 29.

The "broken" artists will be celebrity mentors on the upcoming season of American Idol. They'll be sharing their advice during the "All-Star Duet" round, when the top 20 contestants perform with famous musicians.

The exact air date of lovelytheband's American Idol appearance has yet to be revealed, but the show will premiere Sunday, March 3 on ABC.

In other lovelytheband news, their breakout single "broken" has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Broken" is featured on lovelytheband's debut album finding it hard to smile, which also includes the singles "these are my friends" and "maybe, i'm afraid."

Lovelytheband will launch a U.S. headlining tour in support of finding it hard to smile in March.

The "broken" artists will be celebrity mentors on the upcoming season of American Idol. They'll be sharing their advice during the "All-Star Duet" round, when the top 20 contestants perform with famous musicians.

The exact air date of lovelytheband's American Idol appearance has yet to be revealed, but the show will premiere Sunday, March 3 on ABC.

In other lovelytheband news, their breakout single "broken" has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Broken" is featured on lovelytheband's debut album finding it hard to smile, which also includes the singles "these are my friends" and "maybe, i'm afraid."

Lovelytheband will launch a U.S. headlining tour in support of finding it hard to smile in March.

]]>The 1975 win British Album of the Year and British Group at 2019 Brit Awardshttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/6d5e2ea4f90b8f1e74e0430066e4e140
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:45:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/6d5e2ea4f90b8f1e74e0430066e4e140Credit: Magdalena WosinskaThe 1975 went home with two awards at the 2019 Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, which were held Wednesday in London.

Matty Healy and company won the prize for British Group, as well as the British Album of the Year award for A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.

In their acceptance speech for the first award, Healy called for an end to misogyny in the music industry. He quoted journalist Laura Snapes, who wrote in 2015, "Male musicians' misogynist acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of 'difficult' artists, [while] women and those who call them out are treated as hysterics who don't understand art."

]]>Credit: Magdalena WosinskaThe 1975 went home with two awards at the 2019 Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, which were held Wednesday in London.

Matty Healy and company won the prize for British Group, as well as the British Album of the Year award for A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.

In their acceptance speech for the first award, Healy called for an end to misogyny in the music industry. He quoted journalist Laura Snapes, who wrote in 2015, "Male musicians' misogynist acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of 'difficult' artists, [while] women and those who call them out are treated as hysterics who don't understand art."

]]>Weezer dropping new song "High as a Kite" Thursdayhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/0e31f06d919397779f3aed81bb019e40
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:30:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/0e31f06d919397779f3aed81bb019e40ABC/Randy HolmesWeezer will be sharing another preview of their upcoming Black Album this week. A new track called "High as a Kite" drops this Thursday.

"Tomorrow seems like a good day to go parasailing, and a good day to release a new song," the band tweeted Wednesday. "'High as a Kite' out everywhere tomorrow."

They also added that they're "not done with surprises yet" -- whatever that means.

Weezer's 2019 has so far been full of surprises: In January, they surprise-released a covers album, the Teal Album, featuring takes on TLC's "No Scrubs," a-ha's "Take on Me," Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and, of course, Toto's "Africa."

The Black Album, which features the previously released single "Can't Knock the Hustle," is due out March 1. Weezer will launch a U.S. tour in support of the record alongside Pixies, starting March 8 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Here's the Black Album track list:

"Can't Knock the Hustle""Zombie Bastards""High as a Kite""Living in L.A.""Piece of Cake""I'm Just Being Honest""Too Many Thoughts in My Head""The Prince Who Wanted Everything""Byzantine""California Snow"

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesWeezer will be sharing another preview of their upcoming Black Album this week. A new track called "High as a Kite" drops this Thursday.

"Tomorrow seems like a good day to go parasailing, and a good day to release a new song," the band tweeted Wednesday. "'High as a Kite' out everywhere tomorrow."

They also added that they're "not done with surprises yet" -- whatever that means.

Weezer's 2019 has so far been full of surprises: In January, they surprise-released a covers album, the Teal Album, featuring takes on TLC's "No Scrubs," a-ha's "Take on Me," Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" and, of course, Toto's "Africa."

The Black Album, which features the previously released single "Can't Knock the Hustle," is due out March 1. Weezer will launch a U.S. tour in support of the record alongside Pixies, starting March 8 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Here's the Black Album track list:

"Can't Knock the Hustle""Zombie Bastards""High as a Kite""Living in L.A.""Piece of Cake""I'm Just Being Honest""Too Many Thoughts in My Head""The Prince Who Wanted Everything""Byzantine""California Snow"

The band, made up of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian and Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, will release a new album called High Crimes on April 26.

Trohman revealed the news in the new issue of Kerrang! magazine.

"It started out more as an EP, but then it got to the point where we just made a whole record," he explains.

High Crimes will follow The Damned Things' 2010 debut album, Ironiclast. Since then, the band's lineup has changed a bit: Volbeat guitarist Rob Caggiano and ex-Every Time I Die bassist Josh Newton have left, while Alkaline Trio bassist Dan Andriano has joined the group.

In addition to the new tunes, The Damned Things will be hitting the road this spring to play the Welcome to Rockville and Epicenter festivals.

The band, made up of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian and Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, will release a new album called High Crimes on April 26.

Trohman revealed the news in the new issue of Kerrang! magazine.

"It started out more as an EP, but then it got to the point where we just made a whole record," he explains.

High Crimes will follow The Damned Things' 2010 debut album, Ironiclast. Since then, the band's lineup has changed a bit: Volbeat guitarist Rob Caggiano and ex-Every Time I Die bassist Josh Newton have left, while Alkaline Trio bassist Dan Andriano has joined the group.

In addition to the new tunes, The Damned Things will be hitting the road this spring to play the Welcome to Rockville and Epicenter festivals.

"April, May or June, if I had to guess," the drummer tells Billboard. "That's the target. It's kind of loose. But I feel like it's happening right around there."

As for how the new songs sound, Barker says they remind him of the experimental nature of Blink's 2003 Untitled album, which spawned the singles "I Miss You" and "Feeling This."

"The songs on the new album don't have any brothers or sisters," Barker explains. "They don't sound like anything we've done before."

"'Feeling This' and 'I Miss You,' I really feel like those didn't sound like anything Blink had touched on before," he continues. "I just know were doing that again. That's exciting to me."

For example, one song on the album, tentatively titled "Paris," is based on a beat Barker originally made for rapper Juice WRLD.

"Before I ever got in the studio with him, I played it randomly, and [bassist/vocalist] Mark [Hoppus] said, 'Oh what are you working on?'" Barker remembers. "They were like, 'Whoa, we really like this.' And it morphed into a Blink song. It's probably our favorite right now."

]]>ABC/Paula LoboBlink-182's Travis Barker has revealed when we'll get to hear material from the band's forthcoming album.

"April, May or June, if I had to guess," the drummer tells Billboard. "That's the target. It's kind of loose. But I feel like it's happening right around there."

As for how the new songs sound, Barker says they remind him of the experimental nature of Blink's 2003 Untitled album, which spawned the singles "I Miss You" and "Feeling This."

"The songs on the new album don't have any brothers or sisters," Barker explains. "They don't sound like anything we've done before."

"'Feeling This' and 'I Miss You,' I really feel like those didn't sound like anything Blink had touched on before," he continues. "I just know were doing that again. That's exciting to me."

For example, one song on the album, tentatively titled "Paris," is based on a beat Barker originally made for rapper Juice WRLD.

"Before I ever got in the studio with him, I played it randomly, and [bassist/vocalist] Mark [Hoppus] said, 'Oh what are you working on?'" Barker remembers. "They were like, 'Whoa, we really like this.' And it morphed into a Blink song. It's probably our favorite right now."

]]>Tom Morello among presenters introducing Best Picture nominees at Sunday's Oscarshttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/5624c4d395effd12080a6c2963585d9f
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:30:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/5624c4d395effd12080a6c2963585d9fABC/Randy HolmesThe Oscars have announced the presenters who will introduce the eight Best Picture nominees at this year's Academy Awards, and among them is none other than Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.

In a statement, Oscar producer Donna Gigliotti and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss say, "Movies connect us all. They move us, and they create moments and memories that unite us. We are thrilled to assemble this well-known array of film lovers to introduce and share their reflections on the Best Picture-nominated movies."

It's unknown which film Morello will be introducing. The nominees are A Star Is Born, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody,Green Book, The Favourite, BlackKklansman, Vice and Black Panther.

The 2019 Oscars air live from Hollywood this Sunday, Februray 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesThe Oscars have announced the presenters who will introduce the eight Best Picture nominees at this year's Academy Awards, and among them is none other than Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.

In a statement, Oscar producer Donna Gigliotti and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss say, "Movies connect us all. They move us, and they create moments and memories that unite us. We are thrilled to assemble this well-known array of film lovers to introduce and share their reflections on the Best Picture-nominated movies."

It's unknown which film Morello will be introducing. The nominees are A Star Is Born, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody,Green Book, The Favourite, BlackKklansman, Vice and Black Panther.

The 2019 Oscars air live from Hollywood this Sunday, Februray 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

]]>Judah &amp; the Lion teams up with Kacey Musgraves for new song "Pictures"; album Pep Talks due out in Mayhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/767eaea0cd0e010d727f9afc3924dbe8
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/767eaea0cd0e010d727f9afc3924dbe8ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaJudah & the Lion's newest song features a newly minted Grammy-winner.

Country star Kacey Musgraves, who took home the Album of the Year prize at this year's awards, guests on the track, which is called "Pictures." The contemplative, acoustic-driven tune is available now for digital outlets.

"Pictures" will appear on Judah & Lion's upcoming album Pep Talks, due out May 3. The record also features the previously released single "Over My Head."

Pep Talks follows Judah's 2016 album Folk Hop N Roll, which features the alternative hit "Take It All Back." The deluxe version of record spawned the singles "Suit and Jacket" and "Going to Mars."

Judah & the Lion will be holding a series of special listening events and storytelling sessions this spring ahead of Pep Talks' arrival. The tour begins April 16 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

]]>ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaJudah & the Lion's newest song features a newly minted Grammy-winner.

Country star Kacey Musgraves, who took home the Album of the Year prize at this year's awards, guests on the track, which is called "Pictures." The contemplative, acoustic-driven tune is available now for digital outlets.

"Pictures" will appear on Judah & Lion's upcoming album Pep Talks, due out May 3. The record also features the previously released single "Over My Head."

Pep Talks follows Judah's 2016 album Folk Hop N Roll, which features the alternative hit "Take It All Back." The deluxe version of record spawned the singles "Suit and Jacket" and "Going to Mars."

Judah & the Lion will be holding a series of special listening events and storytelling sessions this spring ahead of Pep Talks' arrival. The tour begins April 16 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

]]>Vampire Weekend hosts a cooking show with snakes in "Harmony Hall" videohttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/76ca084e1f6b459be0f5e7e221cd2e97
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/76ca084e1f6b459be0f5e7e221cd2e97Credit: Monika Mogi Vampire Weekend has premiered the video for "Harmony Hall," a single from the band's upcoming album, Father of the Bride.

The clip stars frontman Ezra Koenig hosting a cooking show while a green snake slithers around the kitchen -- an apparent reference to the song's lyrics: "Anybody with a worried mind can never forgive the sight/Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified."

Earlier this month, VW was spotted filming something in New York City's Upper West Side neighborhood with actor and director Jonah Hill. The "Harmony Hall" video seems to be a different project, since it's directed by Emmett Malloy, not Hill. however, the Superbad star does make a brief appearance at the end of the clip.

Father of the Bride, the long-awaited follow-up to 2013's Modern Vampires of the City, is due out in the spring. Vampire Weekend will launch a North American headlining tour in support of the new record in June.

]]>Credit: Monika Mogi Vampire Weekend has premiered the video for "Harmony Hall," a single from the band's upcoming album, Father of the Bride.

The clip stars frontman Ezra Koenig hosting a cooking show while a green snake slithers around the kitchen -- an apparent reference to the song's lyrics: "Anybody with a worried mind can never forgive the sight/Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified."

Earlier this month, VW was spotted filming something in New York City's Upper West Side neighborhood with actor and director Jonah Hill. The "Harmony Hall" video seems to be a different project, since it's directed by Emmett Malloy, not Hill. however, the Superbad star does make a brief appearance at the end of the clip.

Father of the Bride, the long-awaited follow-up to 2013's Modern Vampires of the City, is due out in the spring. Vampire Weekend will launch a North American headlining tour in support of the new record in June.

]]>Shinedown plans to give audience "the most amazing show they've ever seen" on "ATTENTION ATTENTION" tourhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/7d1f9fe118cbec7a9d4dd0ed04463277
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/7d1f9fe118cbec7a9d4dd0ed04463277ABC/Randy HolmesShinedown will launch a U.S. tour behind their new album ATTENTION ATTENTION Wednesday in Estero, Florida. And even if you've previously seen Shinedown in concert, frontman Brent Smith promises that these shows will be better than ever.

"We're gonna give back to the audience, man," Smith tells ABC Radio. "We're gonna give them the most amazing show they've ever seen."

In addition to being amazed, you should prepare to shed a few tears if you're catching any shows on the tour. Smith says that when the band performs the ATTENTION ATTENTION single "GET UP," which he wrote about bassist Eric Bass' battle with depression, there's "not a dry eye in the room."

"It's not because they're sad," Smith explains. "You can see the release. Like, this elephant that has been sitting on their chest that is getting off of their chest, you know? All that...they've built up inside of them, and it turns into a pressure cooker, you can see the release when we play the song."

Smith adds that the live reaction to "GET UP" is "overwhelming."

"It's also wonderful to see those tears, that it's joy," he says. "It's a celebration more than anything...They understand, for the first time, 'Wow, I'm really not alone. I'm not the only one that feels this way.'"

Shinedown's tour features support from Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria. The run will wrap up March 20 in Loveland, Colorado.

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesShinedown will launch a U.S. tour behind their new album ATTENTION ATTENTION Wednesday in Estero, Florida. And even if you've previously seen Shinedown in concert, frontman Brent Smith promises that these shows will be better than ever.

"We're gonna give back to the audience, man," Smith tells ABC Radio. "We're gonna give them the most amazing show they've ever seen."

In addition to being amazed, you should prepare to shed a few tears if you're catching any shows on the tour. Smith says that when the band performs the ATTENTION ATTENTION single "GET UP," which he wrote about bassist Eric Bass' battle with depression, there's "not a dry eye in the room."

"It's not because they're sad," Smith explains. "You can see the release. Like, this elephant that has been sitting on their chest that is getting off of their chest, you know? All that...they've built up inside of them, and it turns into a pressure cooker, you can see the release when we play the song."

Smith adds that the live reaction to "GET UP" is "overwhelming."

"It's also wonderful to see those tears, that it's joy," he says. "It's a celebration more than anything...They understand, for the first time, 'Wow, I'm really not alone. I'm not the only one that feels this way.'"

Shinedown's tour features support from Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria. The run will wrap up March 20 in Loveland, Colorado.

The run kicks off April 23 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and will conclude May 14 in Burlington, Vermont. Tickets go sale this Friday, February 22 at 10 a.m. local time via BadflowerMusic.com.

Prior to the headlining dates, Badflower will hit the road with Nothing More starting February 21 in Phoenix. Afterwards, they'll be opening for Shinedown's summer tour starting in June.

For a preview of Badflower's live show, you can check out their new live video for "Heroin," a track from of OK, I'm Sick. The black-and-white clip, which was filmed in Nashville, is streaming now on YouTube.

OK, I'm Sick, which also features the single "Ghost," arrives on Friday.

]]>Credit: Tyler ShieldsBadflower has announced a batch of North American headlining dates in support of the band's forthcoming debut album, OK, I'm Sick.

The run kicks off April 23 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and will conclude May 14 in Burlington, Vermont. Tickets go sale this Friday, February 22 at 10 a.m. local time via BadflowerMusic.com.

Prior to the headlining dates, Badflower will hit the road with Nothing More starting February 21 in Phoenix. Afterwards, they'll be opening for Shinedown's summer tour starting in June.

For a preview of Badflower's live show, you can check out their new live video for "Heroin," a track from of OK, I'm Sick. The black-and-white clip, which was filmed in Nashville, is streaming now on YouTube.

OK, I'm Sick, which also features the single "Ghost," arrives on Friday.

The project is called Sad Planets, and also features fellow Akron, Ohio native John Petkovic, who plays in bands including Cobra Verde and Sweet Apple. The duo will release their debut album, fittingly titled Akron, Ohio, on April 19.

You can listen to the first Sad Planets single, titled "Not of This World," streaming now on Soundcloud.

The Black Keys' most recent album is 2014's Turn Blue. Since then, Carney has taken part in a variety of projects, including producing and playing on his then-girlfriend, now-fiancée Michelle Branch's 2017 album, Hopeless Romantic.

Meanwhile, frontman Dan Auerbach started a new band called The Arcs and released another solo album, 2017's Waiting on a Song.

Here's the Akron, Ohio track list:

"Just Landed""Not of This World""Yesterday Girls""City Ghosts""Bad Cells""Want You to Want You""(Falling into the Arms of a) Refugee""Long Goodbye""Heaven's Devils""Disappearing"

]]>Tee Pee RecordsThe Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is launching a new band...and paying tribute to his hometown in the process.

The project is called Sad Planets, and also features fellow Akron, Ohio native John Petkovic, who plays in bands including Cobra Verde and Sweet Apple. The duo will release their debut album, fittingly titled Akron, Ohio, on April 19.

You can listen to the first Sad Planets single, titled "Not of This World," streaming now on Soundcloud.

The Black Keys' most recent album is 2014's Turn Blue. Since then, Carney has taken part in a variety of projects, including producing and playing on his then-girlfriend, now-fiancée Michelle Branch's 2017 album, Hopeless Romantic.

Meanwhile, frontman Dan Auerbach started a new band called The Arcs and released another solo album, 2017's Waiting on a Song.

Here's the Akron, Ohio track list:

"Just Landed""Not of This World""Yesterday Girls""City Ghosts""Bad Cells""Want You to Want You""(Falling into the Arms of a) Refugee""Long Goodbye""Heaven's Devils""Disappearing"

]]>Imagine Dragons to perform at Pro Football Hall of Famehttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/732b80e8850db95826ec09b8698c1359
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:30:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/732b80e8850db95826ec09b8698c1359ABC/Randy HolmesAfter performing at the College Football National Championship last month, Imagine Dragons is now going pro, and all the way to the Hall of Fame.

The "Thunder" rockers are headlining the 2019 Concert for Legends, hosted by the Pro Football Fall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

The show takes place August 4 at Canton's Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, a day after the 2019 Hall of Fame class is inducted.

]]>Empire of the Sun schedules 2019 US tour dateshttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/6e8f3614d965850fae6f14f4d7c088ab
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/6e8f3614d965850fae6f14f4d7c088abCredit: Sequoia EmmanuelleEmpire of the Sun will hit the road this spring and summer on a U.S. headlining tour.

The run, which will include two-night stands in multiple cities, begins May 30 in Chicago, and will wrap up June 30 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22 at 10 a.m. local time EmpireoftheSun.com.

Earlier this month, Empire of the Sun premiered a new song called "Chrysalis," which was released in conjunction with the 10-year anniversary vinyl reissue of the band's 2008 debut album, Walking on a Dream.

]]>Credit: Sequoia EmmanuelleEmpire of the Sun will hit the road this spring and summer on a U.S. headlining tour.

The run, which will include two-night stands in multiple cities, begins May 30 in Chicago, and will wrap up June 30 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22 at 10 a.m. local time EmpireoftheSun.com.

Earlier this month, Empire of the Sun premiered a new song called "Chrysalis," which was released in conjunction with the 10-year anniversary vinyl reissue of the band's 2008 debut album, Walking on a Dream.

The headlining dates will kick off May 4 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will wrap May 18 in Buffalo, New York. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22 via TomMorello.com.

These newly added stops will be Morello's first full Atlas Underground shows. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist previously held a series of listening parties and Q&A sessions about the album.

"The Atlas Underground Tour is one part Marshall stack guitar madness and one part bass drop meltdown," Morello says in a statement. "The show will be an intense sonic and visual 'less talk, more rock' experience that's somewhere between a crazy mosh pit, an illegal rave, a subversive art installation, and a prison riot."

It's not yet known whether any of the guests on The Atlas Underground -- which include K.Flay, Portugal. the Man, Mumford & Sons' Marcus Mumford and Rise Against's Tim McIlrath -- will be part of the shows.

In addition to the headlining dates, Morello will be bringing The Atlas Underground to a number of festivals this spring, including Welcome to Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple.

]]>Credit: Eitan MiskevichTom Morello has announced a North American tour in support of his debut solo album, The Atlas Underground.

The headlining dates will kick off May 4 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will wrap May 18 in Buffalo, New York. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22 via TomMorello.com.

These newly added stops will be Morello's first full Atlas Underground shows. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist previously held a series of listening parties and Q&A sessions about the album.

"The Atlas Underground Tour is one part Marshall stack guitar madness and one part bass drop meltdown," Morello says in a statement. "The show will be an intense sonic and visual 'less talk, more rock' experience that's somewhere between a crazy mosh pit, an illegal rave, a subversive art installation, and a prison riot."

It's not yet known whether any of the guests on The Atlas Underground -- which include K.Flay, Portugal. the Man, Mumford & Sons' Marcus Mumford and Rise Against's Tim McIlrath -- will be part of the shows.

In addition to the headlining dates, Morello will be bringing The Atlas Underground to a number of festivals this spring, including Welcome to Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple.

]]>Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrums announce co-headlining tourhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/fa8059f18d34401e933f0c4fbf7d8035
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:45:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/fa8059f18d34401e933f0c4fbf7d8035ABC/Randy HolmesYoung the Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums have announced a co-headlining summer North American tour.

The two bands will hit the road together starting June 12 at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and the joint run will wrap up August 16 in Las Vegas. The June and July dates will feature support from COIN, while Alice Merton will join the bill for the August shows.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22. Visit YtGFitz.com for all ticket info.

Young the Giant will be touring behind their 2018 album Mirror Master, which features the single "Superposition." Fitz's most recent album is their 2016 self-titled effort, which spawned the hit "HandClap."

"Our single 'Superposition' is about two forces becoming one," says YtG frontman Sameer Gadhia. "It's a song with a message that's defied odds and garnered an overwhelming reaction. It's perfectly fitting, then, that our co-headline concept this summer is about combining two properties. We are excited to see you out there!"

Here are Young the Giant's co-headlining dates with Fitz and the Tantrums:

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesYoung the Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums have announced a co-headlining summer North American tour.

The two bands will hit the road together starting June 12 at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and the joint run will wrap up August 16 in Las Vegas. The June and July dates will feature support from COIN, while Alice Merton will join the bill for the August shows.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 22. Visit YtGFitz.com for all ticket info.

Young the Giant will be touring behind their 2018 album Mirror Master, which features the single "Superposition." Fitz's most recent album is their 2016 self-titled effort, which spawned the hit "HandClap."

"Our single 'Superposition' is about two forces becoming one," says YtG frontman Sameer Gadhia. "It's a song with a message that's defied odds and garnered an overwhelming reaction. It's perfectly fitting, then, that our co-headline concept this summer is about combining two properties. We are excited to see you out there!"

Here are Young the Giant's co-headlining dates with Fitz and the Tantrums:

]]>Follow The Revivalists on a psychedelic journey in "Change" videohttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/aad8bfdefaf269120fe9d0831e99aa68
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:00:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/aad8bfdefaf269120fe9d0831e99aa68ABC/Randy HolmesThe Revivalists fall down the rabbit hole in the video for "Change," a track from the band's new album, Take Good Care.

The clip was filmed at the Meow Wolf interactive art space in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and follows a woman as she takes a psychedelic journey through the building while the New Orleans rockers play in the background. You can watch it all unfold now on YouTube.

The Revivalists will resume their U.S. tour in support of Take Good Care -- which also features the single "All My Friends" -- March 8 in Madison, Wisconsin.

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesThe Revivalists fall down the rabbit hole in the video for "Change," a track from the band's new album, Take Good Care.

The clip was filmed at the Meow Wolf interactive art space in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and follows a woman as she takes a psychedelic journey through the building while the New Orleans rockers play in the background. You can watch it all unfold now on YouTube.

The Revivalists will resume their U.S. tour in support of Take Good Care -- which also features the single "All My Friends" -- March 8 in Madison, Wisconsin.

]]>Mike Shinoda on possibility of finding new singer for Linkin Park: "That's not my goal right now"http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/9a7387dd233178ccb119e360b37b49d5
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:10:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/9a7387dd233178ccb119e360b37b49d5ABC/Randy HolmesMike Shinoda has shared his thoughts on the idea of Linkin Park continuing with a new singer in place of the late Chester Bennington.

"That's not my goal right now," Shinoda tells Germany's Rock Antenne radio station. However, he did seem open to the idea of finding a new vocalist, provided that it happen "naturally."

"If we find somebody that is a great person that we think is a good personality fit and a good stylistic fit, then I could see trying to do some stuff with somebody," Shinoda explains. "Not for the sake of replacing...I wouldn't wanna ever feel like we were replacing Chester," he adds.

"I know the other guys [in Linkin Park], they love to get onstage, they love to be in the studio, and so to not do that would be -- I don't know -- almost unhealthy," he continues. "If doing that means that we need to have some other people in the mix in order to do it and do it well, then we would do that."

Shinoda adds that Linkin Park also has to take the fans into consideration when making any decisions regarding the future. He describes fan interest in the band continuing as the "driving force to figure it out."

However, he reiterates that any steps regarding a new singer would have to happen organically. For example, he assures that he's not, "running out and putting up 'vocalist wanted' posters."

]]>ABC/Randy HolmesMike Shinoda has shared his thoughts on the idea of Linkin Park continuing with a new singer in place of the late Chester Bennington.

"That's not my goal right now," Shinoda tells Germany's Rock Antenne radio station. However, he did seem open to the idea of finding a new vocalist, provided that it happen "naturally."

"If we find somebody that is a great person that we think is a good personality fit and a good stylistic fit, then I could see trying to do some stuff with somebody," Shinoda explains. "Not for the sake of replacing...I wouldn't wanna ever feel like we were replacing Chester," he adds.

"I know the other guys [in Linkin Park], they love to get onstage, they love to be in the studio, and so to not do that would be -- I don't know -- almost unhealthy," he continues. "If doing that means that we need to have some other people in the mix in order to do it and do it well, then we would do that."

Shinoda adds that Linkin Park also has to take the fans into consideration when making any decisions regarding the future. He describes fan interest in the band continuing as the "driving force to figure it out."

However, he reiterates that any steps regarding a new singer would have to happen organically. For example, he assures that he's not, "running out and putting up 'vocalist wanted' posters."

]]>The Cure announces 30th anniversary "Disintegration" shows in Australiahttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/ce5543895bc4c8202211b60afc8b6809
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:10:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/ce5543895bc4c8202211b60afc8b6809Brian Rasic/WireImageThe Cure has announced a series of special shows to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the goth icons' landmark 1989 album Disintegration.

The concerts will take place May 24, 25, 27 and 28 at Australia's Sydney Opera House. Visit SydneyOperaHouse.com for ticket info.

Disintegration is The Cure's bestselling album, having been certified two-times platinum by the RIAA. It spawned the singles "Fascination Street" and "Lovesong."

There's no word yet on whether The Cure will be bringing the Disintegration shows to anywhere else in the world.

]]>Badflower frontman warns against "romanticizing" struggles with mental health: "It's toxic"http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/70932f7432a6bc0542edd1dfed4b35eb
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 05:01:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/70932f7432a6bc0542edd1dfed4b35ebCredit: Tyler ShieldsOn Badflower's single "Ghost" and the band's upcoming debut album OK, I'm Sick, frontman Josh Katz sings frankly and honestly about his struggles with mental health, including depression, panic disorder and suicidal thoughts. The positive reaction to his music has Katz encouraged about the conversation surrounding those issues, but he also warns about the danger of "romanticizing" artists dealing with them.

"You have to not romanticize the idea that you're this artist or that there are these artists that are these larger-than-life people," Katz tells ABC Radio. "They're not -- they're just people, and they have feelings and they have emotions."

When you romanticize mental health issues, Katz says, you can fall into the dangerous narrative that an artist who dies by suicide "died for their art" or was "too good for this world."

"As a fan, when you're so detached from an artist, you could maybe think that, 'Oh, they died for their art, it's such a special thing,'" he says. "But in reality that was just a human being who had family and friends and people who cared about them, and that was a terrible, terrible thing that happened, that shouldn't happen to anybody."

Katz admits that he's fallen into that line of thinking before -- "Especially when I was younger," he says -- but as he's grown up and become an artist himself, he "do[es] [his] best not to think that now."

"I just try to stay as humble as possible," Katz says. "And no matter how much success our band has, I can't slip into that mindset, because it's toxic."

]]>Credit: Tyler ShieldsOn Badflower's single "Ghost" and the band's upcoming debut album OK, I'm Sick, frontman Josh Katz sings frankly and honestly about his struggles with mental health, including depression, panic disorder and suicidal thoughts. The positive reaction to his music has Katz encouraged about the conversation surrounding those issues, but he also warns about the danger of "romanticizing" artists dealing with them.

"You have to not romanticize the idea that you're this artist or that there are these artists that are these larger-than-life people," Katz tells ABC Radio. "They're not -- they're just people, and they have feelings and they have emotions."

When you romanticize mental health issues, Katz says, you can fall into the dangerous narrative that an artist who dies by suicide "died for their art" or was "too good for this world."

"As a fan, when you're so detached from an artist, you could maybe think that, 'Oh, they died for their art, it's such a special thing,'" he says. "But in reality that was just a human being who had family and friends and people who cared about them, and that was a terrible, terrible thing that happened, that shouldn't happen to anybody."

Katz admits that he's fallen into that line of thinking before -- "Especially when I was younger," he says -- but as he's grown up and become an artist himself, he "do[es] [his] best not to think that now."

"I just try to stay as humble as possible," Katz says. "And no matter how much success our band has, I can't slip into that mindset, because it's toxic."

]]>Liam Gallagher accuses Noel Gallagher of threatening to sue him for using Oasis songs in upcoming documentaryhttp://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/4f4efbe652fa35c2baa1b04b11d7ee5f
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:37:00 -0600http://binghamtondrive.com/abc-alternative-rock/4f4efbe652fa35c2baa1b04b11d7ee5fKevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images for One Love ManchesterThe Oasis drama continues: Liam Gallagher is accusing his estranged brother and former band mate Noel Gallagher of preventing him from using footage of himself singing Oasis songs in his upcoming documentary, As It Was.

In a tweet posted Monday, Liam wrote, "I've just been informed that I'll be sued by the not so mighty little fella and his goons at Ignition [Management] if I use any footage of me singing Oasis yes Oasis songs in As It Was."

As the songwriter for Oasis songs, Noel owns the rights to the band's catalog.

Liam then added that the source of disagreement between the two Gallagher camps is footage of him singing the Oasis song "Live Forever" at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in 2017. The concert was held to raise money for those affected by the May 22, 2017 terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena in England at an Ariana Grande concert.

At the time, Liam heavily criticized Noel for not performing at the One Love Manchester show, including calling him a "sad f***." Noel, who, like Liam, is from Manchester, later told the The Sunday Timesthat he "didn't get asked" to play the concert.

When contacted by NME, a rep for Noel declined to comment regarding Liam's claims.

]]>Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images for One Love ManchesterThe Oasis drama continues: Liam Gallagher is accusing his estranged brother and former band mate Noel Gallagher of preventing him from using footage of himself singing Oasis songs in his upcoming documentary, As It Was.

In a tweet posted Monday, Liam wrote, "I've just been informed that I'll be sued by the not so mighty little fella and his goons at Ignition [Management] if I use any footage of me singing Oasis yes Oasis songs in As It Was."

As the songwriter for Oasis songs, Noel owns the rights to the band's catalog.

Liam then added that the source of disagreement between the two Gallagher camps is footage of him singing the Oasis song "Live Forever" at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in 2017. The concert was held to raise money for those affected by the May 22, 2017 terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena in England at an Ariana Grande concert.

At the time, Liam heavily criticized Noel for not performing at the One Love Manchester show, including calling him a "sad f***." Noel, who, like Liam, is from Manchester, later told the The Sunday Timesthat he "didn't get asked" to play the concert.

When contacted by NME, a rep for Noel declined to comment regarding Liam's claims.